-Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo at Morning Glow, KICC on ‘GOD WILL ENCOURAGE YOU’ (Part 3)
Praise the Lord!
This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Welcome to Morning Glow. Welcome to another time in the presence of the Lord. Trusting the Lord that this morning, you will be blessed, you will be highly favoured and your life will never be the same. The power of God will touch you; the hand of the Lord will minister to you. You will have an uncommon testimony in the name of Jesus.
Heavenly Father, we worship You, we magnify You, we make great Your name; from the rising of the sun to the going down of it, Your name shall always be great. You are our God; from beginning to the end, there is no place for argument. You are our Healer, You deliver us and above all, with the washing of Your blood, You saved us from unrighteousness and from sin. You wrote our names in the book of life. Thank You for forgiving us, thank You for delivering us, thank You for Your power, thank You for Your work in our lives. Church Gist. Bless us this morning, open the Heavens, minister to Your people. We magnify Your name today, we thank You because today will end with testimony. Every pain, every hurt that we are experiencing; You will bring healing, You will touch Your people, You will save Your people, You will deliver Your people. Your name will be glorified, in Jesus name.
Amen.
Welcome to Morning Glow, I trust the Lord that this morning, God will renew your strength, He will bless your life, He will minister to you in the name of Jesus and He will give you reasons to magnify Him. Praise the Lord.
For the benefit of those who are just joining us, we have been speaking and praying Divine Encouragement. Church Gist. You’ve got to understand that, in the season and the times in which we are, divine encouragement is a necessity. Our world is going through topsy turvy and every time you see nature reacts, you’ve got to just understand that there is so much trouble in the realm of the spirit, but for those who belong to God, God will prove Himself in your life. Europe flooded, political chaos in the middle East, terrible hurricanes in the Caribbeans – all these are actual manifestations of creation and the realm of the spirit is troubled. But for those who know their God, they will be strengthened and they will do exploits.
This morning, as we prophesy the Word into our lives, God will strengthen you, encourage you, lift you up, give you victory. The burden you came to the altar with today, will be lifted from your spirit and the one you don’t even know how to fight, God will take care of it and He will prove Himself as a mighty God in your life in the name of Jesus.
We are taught in scriptures to always look unto God, the author of our encouragement in tough times, in difficult times. We are taught in scriptures to always rely on His power. Church Gist. First, during our times of challenges, God is near even when He seems far away. Be encouraged by that truth and everyone goes through that. David asked in Psalm 13:1, how long oh Lord will you forget me, forever? How long will You hide Your face?
Job lost everything and his friends blamed him and it seems as if God wasn’t there but God is always there and He has the answers and He is bringing solutions.
The second truth is that, God’s timing is perfect with His encouragement even when He appears late. Lazarus was dead, Jesus was still not yet there. They sent message to Him, He even announced to His disciples that Lazarus, our friend is sick, and then the Bible says, the one whom the Lord loved is sick. By the time Jesus came, it was four days after the man’s death. In the natural, you’ll just wonder, I called, you did not come and you came so late. The enemy takes advantage of such, but God knows what He is doing. Jesus knew what He was doing, He knew that in the resurrection of the man was greater glory.
- I pray for you today at this altar that, even when it seems as if it is late, Heaven will stretch itself, step in for you and make way for you and bring you out of difficult times and the pain you’ve been through, will end up in testimony, in the glory of God. The things you are experiencing will mature, it will make you a better person, a stronger person, a focus person; a person who knows the Lord, who hears the Lord, who senses the presence of the Lord.
Sometimes we want the Lord to come and quickly rescue us. But He knows that this thing will mature you. Church Gist. It will prepare you, it will strengthen you. One day, a man saw a cocoon in which a moth was about to break out, a moth looks like a butterfly but it doesn’t have the beauty of a butterfly. Most times, flies in the night. The man found the cocoon and it was taking this moth forever to break out of the cocoon. So in the man’s kindness, he decided to take a pair of scissors and cut the cocoon to release the moth and as he did that, the moth emerged but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings. The man kept watching the moth and was wondering, why it couldn’t really shape to the proper size, he did not realize that he was part of the process of breaking that cocoon that makes the moth to be ready to fly and have the proper shape. In his attempt to help it break out of its struggle, he has damaged the process that leads to the possession. The process of breaking that cocoon is what releases the fluid that makes its body straight and makes its wings ready to fly
- Every situation you’ve been through, God is going to use it to mature you, to bless you, to strengthen you, to encourage you, to lift you up.
God is not the author of suffering and shame and pain, God does not organize for people to steal from you so that He can show how powerful He is. God does not use satan’s tool to achieve His work. But in the midst of it all, He shows up. You are at this altar this morning, you will see the hand of God, you will see the grace of God and you will see the power of God.
Lastly, in our times of challenges, we are encouraged by the fact that, the most important thing to do is to keep our faith and our trust in God. Job said, that he will still worship God (Job 1:20). Everything he had was gone; family was gone except his wife, business was gone, house was gone – this is amazing. Church Gist. You know, when people build all these things, they have this feeling like, wow, at least for the rest of my life, I can now be comfortable. But in one day, He lost all his business, houses, livestock, children. The only thing standing is the clothes on his body and his wife. But you see, God also knows how to make you know that, even when the enemy comes like a flood, He can raise a standard.
I want somebody at this altar to know that tough times don’t last, only tough people do and it is not just tough people but the people of a great God last through tough times and the Bible says, but without faith, it is impossible to please God. For he that will come to God must believe that He is and He is the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
So this morning, be encouraged. May oil come upon your life, may you be strengthened, may God give you testimony and as you stand faithful, even to the point of death, God will give you a crown of life (Revelation 2:10).
- May you be encouraged, may you be lifted this morning. Because you haven’t seen the manifestation of that blessing does not mean it will not come. But it shall come, your testimony will come, your glory will come, your favour will come, your breakthrough will come, your joy will come. God will encourage you in this season of your life, He will pour oil upon you in the name of Jesus.
Don’t call a pity party, it helps your flesh but it does not allow your spirit to grow. Do not call a pity party, neither should you celebrate evil. Do not say, thank God for everything. It is a slang we use, a statement we make that does not agree with the Bible. You don’t thank God for everything, you thank God in everything. The Bible says, in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. It didn’t say, for everything. You don’t lose money and you thank God for losing money. Thieves don’t break into what belongs to you and you thank God for thieves breaking in. But in everything, give thanks. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Heavenly Father, we give praise, honour, adoration, we give thanksgiving to Your name. King of kings, Lord of lords, Adonai, mighty God. The God who answers prayer; the God who does not put to shame. We thank You, we are encouraged by Your word, we know that we are never alone. You are with us; You are our strength, You are our joy and peace. You have broken down the wall of partition. We bless Your name at all times. Take the glory, take the praise, take the adoration, in Jesus name.
PRAYER BULLETS:
Psalm 73:26
- This day I pray for somebody who has come to this altar, we want to thank God; the enemy expected you to fail, your heart was almost failing, your life was almost failing, you saw only the challenges but the Word of the Lord stands today; the Lord is your portion. For your health, the Lord is your portion. For your peace, the Lord is your portion. For your future, the Lord is your portion. For a life that just seems like a stand still, the Lord is your portion this morning. The peace that passes all understanding will garrison, protect, cover your heart in the name of Jesus.
- The Lord is your portion, the Lord is your strength, the Lord is your joy, the Lord is your care, the Lord is your protector.
- The Lord will be your strength, your portion, your encouragement. Your heart will not fail. Things you thought will not work out will end up working out. God will intervene and send you help out of Zion in Jesus’ name
1 Peter 5:7
- We reach forth onto your shoulder today and we remove the burdens you’ve been carrying. Somebody is at the altar today, you are carrying just too much and it is making you sleepless, unhappy, troubled. I rebuke every lie of satan, every care, every burden. I declare and decree their power, their grip over your life is broken this morning. The Lord Himself will strengthen you in the name of Jesus.
- In this season, laughter and the strength of the Lord will be your portion.
2 Corinthians 12:9
- This day, I speak into the life of everyone at this altar, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ will be sufficient for you. When you do not know which way to turn, as you go into today’s work, as you go into the rest of this week, may the grace of Jesus Christ be sufficient for you. May it sustain you, uphold you in the name of Jesus.
- I pray for you today, infirmity, sickness, disease, challenges will not pull you down in the name of Jesus. Through you, the power of God will be manifest.
- Every good thought of your heart in this season, through it, the power of God will be manifest. Satan will be put to shame
Proverbs 3:5-6
- Everyone at that intersection which I saw in my spirit and you don’t know which way to turn, I pray for clearance and divine leading. The Spirit of counsel, the Spirit of divine leading will go with you. God will lead you, God will guide you in the name of Jesus.
- We declare and decree this morning, that the Lord Himself orders your steps into the place of glory, power, dignity, testimony and uncommon joy in the mighty name of Jesus.
Isaiah 43:4
- This day, may the Lord shower you with the great blessing from His presence. As He has called you precious, you shall be precious. As He has called you honorable, you shall be honorable. As He has called you the loved one, you shall know the love of God in this season of your life.
- I pray for you, an uncommon guidance, uncommon guiding angels, uncommon release of the presence of the angelic; power of the angelic surrounds you . You will not be afraid because you are precious. Church Gist. You will not be dismayed because you are honorable. You will not be defeated because you are loved by the mighty Warrior Himself. Therefore, whoever messes with you, God surrounds you with angels of fire, warrior angels, flaming angels. They surround you today; they surround your mind in the name of Jesus.
Psalm 23:4
- Everything that cast a shadow of death over you, we curse it in the name of Jesus. Everything that cast a shadow of fear over you, we curse it this day, we speak your victory. Everything that cast a shadow of trouble over you, we curse it, we speak your peace. Evil will not see you, danger will not touch you. The finger of hell will not touch you. Peace around your life in Jesus name.
Psalm 9:9
- Anyone at this altar today, in anyway you’ve been oppressed; financial, physical, mental – today I pray your peace, I pray the grace of God upon your life. Every satanic oppression is broken in the name of Jesus.
- This day, the Lord will rescue you from every oppression, every attack. He brings you out of trouble. Every trouble, every attack, every lie, be free from today.
Matthew 11:28-29
- As you go into today, your labour shall be a labour of joy. Your hands shall be on your business with excitement. Everything you touch today will experience the presence, power and glory of God. Favour follows you, rest follows you in the name of Jesus.
- We destroy satanic yokes, remove satanic burdens.
- I speak into your today that the power of God will be upon your life. The strength of the Lord will be your portion. We remove yokes, we destroy yokes. We release peace that passes all understanding, the joy of the Lord becoming your Strength.
- May you know the rest of God and the peace of God.
2 Corinthians 4:17
- As you go into this day, every affliction you’ve seen, every burden you’ve seen, it shall work for your peace, joy, blessing, glory and lifting.
- Go into today in the strength of the Lord, go into your business and your work in the strength of the Lord. Go into every aspect of your journey in the strength of the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:11-14
- This morning the Word of the Lord to you is that; God knows you, He knows your thoughts, He knows your life but then above all, He has a plan for your life. Everyday of your life, every week, every month, every year is part of an unfolding of a destiny. But many people have missed the mark.
- Lord, everyone at this altar this morning, You have a great thought for them; thought of peace, blessing, promotion, joy. I pray for them this morning that You the Lord will intervene and establish Your counsel concerning them.
Proverbs 3:3-6
- This day, the mercy of the Lord shall be manifest in your life.
- May the truth of God, the mercy of God be your guide, your protector, your provision. Every word that God has spoken concerning you shall come to pass.
- This day, this week, favour in the sight of God, favour in the sight of man, favour everywhere you go. The phone calls you will make today, God will send favour to you. People will rise to help you, people will be pushing files on your behalf, taking steps on your behalf, solving problems on your behalf, bringing joy on your behalf.
- This day I declare into your life; favour and the goodness of God shall follow you all the days of your life.
- As you lean on God this day, may His peace guide you. May you receive divine clarity, divine signal.
- I anoint your feet today, that God Himself will direct which way to go, what step to take.
- I declare this day, that God Himself will order your step, direct your path. Testimony follows you from this day in the name of Jesus.
Psalm 112:7
- I lay hands on you today, every evil tiding that will make you to lose heart, that will make you to have heart attack, high blood pressure, emotional trouble, lack of joy, every evil tiding somebody is bringing, I nullify with the blood of Jesus, I cancel it with the blood of Jesus.
Wherever you are, give the Lord the mighty praise. Put your hands together and magnify Him and bless Him, in the name of Jesus.
Everything He does is intentional, purposeful and with power. God is bringing you out of mess, trouble, challenges, battles. God is going to stretch His hand, He is going to bring you out of trouble and give you a testimony in Jesus name.
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